Oil drops after OPEC-led output cut extension falls below expectations Oil extended falls on Friday after tumbling in the previous session when OPEC and allied producers extended output cuts but disappointed investors betting on longer or larger supply curbs. At Thursday's meeting in Vienna, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting […]
U.S. inflation path since 2012 is worrisome, policymaker says The current level of U.S. prices is noticeably lower than what it would be if the Federal Reserve had delivered on its 2-percent inflation target, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said, calling the trend "worrisome." In slides prepared for […]
Why 63 Million Trump Voters Will Never Leave Trump The latest poll numbers are out. Rasmussen (the most accurate poll of the 2016 election) has Trump at 48 percent approval. It's important to note that's just about the exact same place he was at when he was elected president- just […]
How Saudi Arabia played Donald Trump This week’s bombing in Manchester, England, was another gruesome reminder that the threat from radical Islamist terrorism is ongoing. And President Trump’s journey to the Middle East illustrated yet again how the country central to the spread of this terrorism, Saudi Arabia, has managed […]
Jared Kushner, and why his meetings with the Russians matter more than ever In this occasional series, we will bring you up to speed on the biggest national security stories of the week. Investigators are scrutinizing a series of meetings held by President Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser Jared […]
Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault Republican businessman Greg Gianforte won Montana’s sole House district in a special election Thursday, keeping a seat in Republican hands despite facing assault charges for allegedly attacking a reporter who’d asked him about the GOP’s health-care bill. In his […]
Indian acid-attack bride finds love from a wrong number Indian acid-attack victim Lalita Ben Bansi beamed with joy at her wedding near Mumbai this week. "Who would have thought an acid attack and 17 surgeries later I would find love. But it happened," she told the Hindustan Times at the […]
Jared Kushner now a focus in Russia investigation Investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and an influential White House adviser, as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and related matters, according to people familiar with the […]
Watch President Trump push a prime minister aside While walking with the NATO leaders during his visit to the alliance's headquarters Thursday, President Donald Trump pushed aside Dusko Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, as he moved to the front of a group of the leaders. Trump is at the […]
European Visits by Trump and Obama Are a Study in Contrasts The contrast could not have been more stark. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany started Thursday in Berlin with the 44th president — the one she has called “dear Barack.” She spent the afternoon in Brussels with the 45th, Donald […]
